It's unexpectedly fast to see, and Xia Jing feels happy in it.

Although there will be some complaints, the happiness in my heart cannot be concealed.

Xia Jing didn't know if this was considered compensation for Fang Yuan who didn't complete the travel plan.

Even if Fang Yuan was gone, there were some questions that Xia Jing had to think about seriously.

At least for now, it is possible to forget about those unpleasant, sad memories.

Xia Jing believes that everyone has lived like this.

Just like when my sister disappeared, although there was some pain, life still had to go on.

You can't always get into the horns, but you can't easily forget that there will be guilt.

No matter how sad I am, my sister won't know, and she won't be happy.

When did you realize this fact?

In any case, Fang Yuan's death is still a part of the existence that cannot be compared to when her sister disappeared.

At that time, Xia Jing was convinced that her sister was still alive and well somewhere, which could probably be regarded as a kind of redemption.

It's better to be dead than to be missing—until a week ago, Xia Jing thought so, but now he has a deep understanding that death or disappearance can be unacceptable. Death is heavy. It is precisely because we do not know what will become of people when they die, and that kind of doubt also binds the living who are left behind in the world.

In the silence of the night, Xia Jing held his chin on the kotatsu and closed his eyes.

In the living room, Xia Jing was the only one left. Lin Yu was sleepy and wanted to sleep before nine o'clock, so he sent her to lie down early.

As for Ye Ya's relationship that may have been too tired and tired, she was still napping in the kotatsu just now, and was later invited to sleep in the bedroom by Ana. When she left, she seemed to be satisfied and smiled and said, "What a pleasant party", which couldn't help but make Xia Jing stunned. It seems that the eldest lady herself who made this proposal doesn't seem to understand what the party is all about, which is really terrible.

“…… Really, all of them are children who haven't grown up yet. ”

Anno, who barely gives people the feeling of being close to a normal person, is currently in the bath, and should be almost washed and ready to come out.

For Xia Jing, who is an ordinary high school student, ten o'clock is not yet night. If you run to sleep now, you will definitely open your eyes before dawn.

In addition, today is a rare weekend, and it is always a pity to go to bed early.

"I can't sleep, but what can I do?"

In this quaint house, which is itself equivalent to the supernatural, the mere power supply is a miracle, and it should not be possible to have the Internet all at once. Of course, it's okay to watch TV, but frankly, the recent shows aren't very good. If you knew this was the case, you might as well bring a book and flip through it. As soon as there is nothing to do, the mood will become impetuous, and some pessimistic thoughts will swirl in my mind-

"Xia Jing, what are you doing, sitting alone?"

Anye, who had finished taking a bath, unconsciously appeared behind Xia Jing.

"Oh, no."

Xia Jing responded, while looking at Anye who had drilled into the other side of the kotatsu.

If you think about it carefully, the appearance of the classmate who has just finished taking a bath is not something that can be seen just by looking at it. The faintly flushed cheeks give a somewhat coquettish feeling.

She is now wearing a yukata may also be one of the reasons. Although Xia Jing usually doesn't treat her as the opposite sex, when the two of them are alone like this, they will inevitably realize the fact that she is a girl after all.

"Would you like tea?"

"I don't need to."

"Really?"

With that, Anno poured tea into his cup from the teapot. Although she has long lost her original flavor after repeated brewing, she doesn't mind at all as long as she can moisten her throat. Xia Jing is a place to admire her like this.

“…… Are you thinking about something negative? ”

Suddenly—

Yasuno asked as he placed his teacup on top of the kotatsu.

"Ah......h

A nosy place like this doesn't please Xia Jing very much.

"Well, sort of, I don't know what to say."

obviously thinks that it is a bad thing to spit out bitterness with girls, but Xia Jing can't be too strong.

"Are you thinking about classmate Fang Yuan? Or Li Qi? ”

"It's all there. There are mountains of questions in the past and in the future, and I'm almost annoyed to death. ”

Fang Yuan's death, as well as Li Qi, who was kidnapped and taken away. always overlaps with Fang Yuan when he realized that his sister might no longer be alive a few days ago. On the other hand, it will overlap the events when my sister disappeared with Li Qi. The more I think about it, the more I wonder what to do with myself now.

"I'm half a pound and eight taels."

Yasuno laughed lonely.

"I don't know if Li Qi is still alive......"

"Probably. I don't think she's going to be killed. Because she's very strong. ”

"Strong ......"

"Can't you tell from the process of her battle with Yaya? Li Qi's strength is also one of the best in the clan, a cut above the other girls. And she never lost a game...... I don't live in the village myself, and I don't participate in competitions very much, so I don't have any practical feelings, but there are only a handful of girls who can compete with her. ”

"That's a surprise."

Xia Jing was originally a layman who didn't know anything about martial arts. Although I witnessed the process of their fight, I couldn't see that Li Qi's guy was so strong at all.

"It's ironic. Obviously, she hates fighting and killing the most, but it turns out that it is what she is best at. ”

"Ye Ya is almost equal to her."

"Yes. I feel that once I have to kill the other party, Li Qi's strength will not be able to be brought into play. And when competing, you don't have to be afraid that it will kill people, but you can give it a go. She is often said by adults to be a pity for her qualifications. ”

"The people of the prosperity faction also want Li Qi's good skills, so they won't kill her, is that true?"

"Probably. But that's just speculation! ”

If there is no definite evidence, I will still feel uneasy when I hear such a statement.

If Li Qi later gave up the idea of killing Ye Ya and firmly refused to assist the Prosperity Faction, it was also possible that the opposite result would have been incurred. If she can stand on her own front, it will be like a shot in the arm, and on the other hand, once she becomes an enemy, it will become a great threat to us. In that case, of course, it is the best strategy to take her life before she becomes an enemy.

Facing Natsu Jing, whose mood became heavy after thinking about these things, Anno's voice became serious.

"Eh, Xia Jing."

Before Xia Jing could answer, An Ye preemptively asked, "You...... Do you really want to? ”

“…… I don't know very well myself. ”

The meaning of Anye's question couldn't be clearer than Xia Jing.

"It would be a lie to say that you should be enlightened. Because I guess I just don't want to stay out of it like this. To put it bluntly, it's just an insignificant insistence. It doesn't make any sense at all. ”

Xia Jingyu said with self-deprecation. There was not a hint of reservation in the words.

That kind of insistence is really—meaningless.

"As things stand, you're going to be targeted by the Prosperity Faction. Who taught you to choose the unwedcé of the heir of your family? Depending on the other person's position, this alone is a good reason to kill you. ”

"Honestly, I don't want to be my fiancé at all."

Anye replied in a harsher tone to Xia Jing, who was jokingly laughing: "Xia Jing, this is exactly what I talked about. ”

“……”

Xia Jing, who was poked in the sore spot, pursed his lips.

"I'll just take this opportunity to get straight to the point! If you're thinking about your sister or Fang Yuan's classmates, it's not too late...... You'd better go back!"

"Wait, I'm ......"

"Your persistence and persistence are meaningless."

"Hey, what do you mean by being meaningless, don't look down on people."

Although Xia Jing's tone couldn't help but be fierce, the other party was unmoved.

"I didn't mean that. Your sister's pre-emptive aside...... Your eyes are now focused on Fang Yuan in Ye Ya's heart. You tried to get Ye Ya to do what Fang Yuan's classmates couldn't do before. Perhaps that kind of emotion is natural for humans, but for Yaya, it's just a cruelty. ”

Anye is so righteous and strict, Xia Jing is speechless.

"You're just afraid of leaving Xia Yuan, aren't you? Afraid of abandoning the dead, right? This means that there is no Yeya who is still alive in this world in your eyes. ”

The inner thoughts were said to the point, and Xia Jing fell silent.

The meaning that Anno wanted to express was not that Xia Jing couldn't understand. After all, she has hardly talked to Gray Yuan, and she has only known Ye Ya since childhood. It is not only natural but also reasonable to give priority to childhood playmates over students who are distant.

But......

Ahh......hhh

Indeed, she was right.

However, because of this, she was very wrong.

"Do you mean to teach me to face Ya squarely? Do you want me to have a serious relationship with her? ”

- Don't make a fuss!

"Let me stand in front of the guy who inherited Fang Yuan's feelings and memories and forget all about Fang Yuan? What are you kidding! What's the joke! ”

If this kind of thing can really be done, Xia Jing would like to meet Zunrong.

Meet Zunrong, and then punch him far away.

Xia Jing knew that Dao Anye was a good person who was empathetic. also understood that she was worried about herself and Ye Ya, so she deliberately used such harsh words to ask.

However, even if you can understand it intellectually, it does not mean that you can accept it emotionally.

Anno's thoughtfulness is positive and future-oriented. And because of this, he didn't take into account that Xia Jing's feelings, which only focused on the present and the past, were trampled on.

"That guy...... Ye Ya's body, except for the head, is Fang Yuan's! How do you think I can forget that? I'm going to put Fang Yuan's affairs behind me...... Then he held hands with Fang Yuan's body...... Or make out with Fang Yuan's body? ”

"Wait a minute, Xia Jing, I didn't say-"

Anye's face changed, stunned.

"That's what happened in the end!"

The summer scene can't stop.

The problem probably is not the difference in the way humans and people think.

"To me...... That's what it looks like for boys! ”

It's between men and women – the difference in thinking.

"What, get married? I don't know who she will look like when she gets pregnant in the future. Me? Yaya? Or Fang Yuan? It's best to face a child who looks like Fang Yuan, if you want me to don't even think about Fang Yuan, just love her...... How can I get a girl who has liked me...... As if it never existed......"

The passionate emotions turned into a sad summer scene, and the vision began to blur.

There is no extra mind to think about how embarrassing it is to cry.

"I heard that Fang Yuan is ...... Like me as a person...... But...... I couldn't save her life. How can I face Ye Ya well? Because ......"

"I'm sorry, don't say it, Xia Jing. Please don't say any more...... I was wrong!"

Unconsciously, even Anye whimpered and sobbed.

She stood up from the kotatsu, held Xia Jing's hand, and gently hugged his head.

Xia Jing was like a child clinging to Anye, and said in a choked voice: "Because...... I still have the courage to turn on her phone and power...... I can't take it out......"

yes, that's right.

As Anno said, I'm running away.

used meddling in the affairs of Ye Ya and their clan to cover up their inability to face Fang Yuan. Under the guise of simply dying to protect Ye Ya, you can also end up with the ghost idea.

Find out your sister's whereabouts?

Rescue Li Qi from the Prosperity Faction?

Really, as long as you play the name of being famous and righteous, your mentality is much easier.

- On the other hand, if it were not in the name of the famous righteousness, it would be unbearable.

Xia Jing pushed away An Ye, who was hugging him.

"Summer ......"

"I'm sorry, Anno, I'm ...... I can't. ”

Xia Jing stood up. He didn't have the courage to look at Anno's face. Although he guessed that he might have caused her to feel guilty, he didn't have the strength to squeeze out a sentence of "don't take it to heart" to tell her.

Let's sleep. Xia Jing turned around and opened the door to go to the bedroom arranged for his own use.

That's when —

“…… Hey? ”

Xia Jing, who was in tears, suddenly stiffened his thoughts and expressions.

Yasano, who noticed what was going on outside, muttered blankly.

"Leaf ...... ......"

In the hallway, in front of the eyes of the summer scene.

The subject of the topic - just standing there.

"Anno, please leave the table."

The splitting head was explained like this, probably because of the awkward atmosphere, Anno left the living room without saying a word.

Xia Jing was beckoned to sit down by Ye Ya, who walked into the living room, but his body couldn't move, just stood blankly in front of the open door. After a while, a sigh came from behind.

Ye Ya's breath approached here, and in an instant, Xia Jing felt someone snuggling up to him.

"Summer view."

Ye Ya called out the names in a state where they couldn't see each other's faces back to back.

Xia Jing should be speechless.

His mind was in a mess, and not only could he not speak, but he could not organize a clue.

In the mood, Xia Jing felt indebted to Ye Ya. Although it was impulsive, she said something that hurt her after all. In addition, when he thought that Ye Ya's body leaning on his back belonged to Fang Yuan, Xia Jing's excited emotions were difficult to calm. Of course, the responsibility is not on Ye Ya. After all, it was not her who killed Fang Yuan, and it was not too much to say that she was even grateful for her attitude of caring for Fang Yuan.

Now I seem to be able to roughly understand my feelings, but after that, I still can't make a decision lightly.

Ye Ya said faintly: "Every family has its own scriptures that are difficult to read. Me too...... You too. ”

It is difficult to get a glimpse of Ye Yana's feelings from Ye Yana's immature voice that is not suitable for old age.

In this sense, she is the same as Fang Yuan. The guy was always scared to speak, and all of a sudden his face was red and his head hung down, and it was hard to figure out what she was thinking.

- What am I comparing? It's too bad.